#61A8CD#61A8CD
#61A8CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.090 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #61A8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 168, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 53%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -11.97, -25.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 28.35, 245.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% -0.0543 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.09 232.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9478, 34.9519, 62.9140) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.00
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.38
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.90
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.05
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#61A8CD #CD8661
analogous
#61CDBC #61A8CD #6172CD
triadic
#61A8CD #CD61A8 #A8CD61
tetradic
#61A8CD #BC61CD #CD8661 #72CD61
square
#61A8CD #BC61CD #CD8661 #72CD61
split-complementary
#61A8CD #CD6172 #CDBC61
monochromatic
#2B6888 #3A8CB7 #61A8CD #8FC2DC #BEDBEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#61A8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#61A8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #61A8CD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##61A8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##61A8CD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BB2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #61a8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 168, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.090 232.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95c1dc',
500: '#61a8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #61a8cd; $custom-light: #95c1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#61a8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 168,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.556,
"s": 51.923,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69939,
"c": 0.08977,
"h": 232.8
},
"luminance": 0.34954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#61A8CD
secondary
#DABEB0
accent
#7D4CDB
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183